Category Archives: Meeting Reports

Top of the agenda this month is how to secure funding for the many exciting and ambitious projects connected with our Heritage Gateway proposal and celebrations for the 850th anniversary of the Becket trial.

With exciting finds at the Castle Station Dig and events to plan for, it is never a dull moment for this busy group. But first, a big welcome to our youngest and cutest member Jack; who was born earlier this … Continue reading →

Our small working group’s diary for the spring and summer is filling up. As well as our own Big Dig event, FONC has been invited to take part in a number of events being held around the town. Therefore members, … Continue reading →

With the updated plans for the new railway station being put on public show, we welcomed back for a consecutive month both Duncan Harper the WNDC project manager of the railway redevelopment and Ian Andrews from its communication department to … Continue reading →

The first meeting of the New Year had many interesting developments to discuss. Including, the publication of the archaeological evaluation on the exploratory dig in Castle station carpark in October; the Heritage Gateway feasibility study; and archive pictures of the … Continue reading →

This month we have exciting news to end the year on about the Heritage Gateway; plus much more to look forward to in 2013 for this busy working group. Apologies were received from Paul and Elaine and also Ian. Members … Continue reading →

This month, following the exciting finds discovered in the exploratory dig in Castle station car park in October, two representatives of the West Northampton Development Corporation addressed our meeting.

There were many new exciting proposals plus ongoing projects for discussion this month. MASQUE THEATRE The Masque Theatre had been approached to see if it was interested in the possibility of putting on an open-space scene about St. Thomas Becket … Continue reading →

Marie opened the meeting with a reminder to members that FoNC was a working group with work to be done! ALISON WEIR Tickets are on sale at Waterstones Northampton bookshop in Abington Street. They had been available to buy at … Continue reading →

DIG FOLLOW UP It was agreed that Jon and Marie and John would start the process of cataloguing finds on 20th August and that they would request help as necessary. A newsletter will be produced to be sent to everyone … Continue reading →